It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC
Senators skeptical of legal trouble for harmless masking after moving to make it illegal.
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There are active KKK chapters in NC. There is also a Proud Boys presence here (they're known to wear masks).
I wonder, will they be exempt from this? (I know the answer, of course. Republicans will protect their own.)
53 3 ReplyThis was actually discussed. The bill makes an exception for "members of a secret society demonstrating in public" as long as they get a permit from the police first.
59 0 ReplyOf course. Good thing those that work forces and those that burn crosses are two entirely different groups and totally do not overlap.
26 1 ReplyI was going to make a remark about how getting a permit must be really convenient, since you don't even need to leave the office.
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That is a weirdly specific phrasing
11 0 ReplyDo you have a source for this? I really wanted to make some snarky posts pointing this out, but couldn't find mention of it in the summary of changes proposed by the bill:
8 0 ReplyIt's on the first page of the bill and runs into the second page if you open the full document.
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"You boys better not have no n95s under them hoods?"
19 0 ReplyMy exact thought: surely they'll be prosecuted under this law, right? Right?
7 1 ReplySome of those that work forces...
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